Study on the multitarget mechanism of alliin activating autophagy based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.

ABSTRACT: Due to the rapid development of bioinformatics, network pharmacology and molecular docking approaches have been successfully applied in the investigation of mechanisms of action. Here, we combined network pharmacology and molecular docking to predict the targets and reveal the molecular mechanism responsible for regulating autophagy by alliin. Based on the influence of alliin on autophagy, the targets of alliin were screened on the basis of different rules such as structural similarity by Pharmmapper, and genes associated with autophagy were collected from the GeneCards database. We focused on clarifying the biological processes and signalling pathways related to autophagy. Through the cytoHubba plug-in and a series of integrated bioinformatics analyses, the top nine hub nodes with higher

SUBMITTER: Cheng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667524 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature